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A resourceful couple with a "more is more" philosophy and a talent for thrift carves a hardscrabble lot into a series of exuberantly romantic gardens

Flowering Edibles

Once part of a fountain, this lion's-head pot is now home to pink-flowering strawberries. 'Pink Panda' (Fragaria Comarum), one of the first varieties with this color, produces little fruit, but newer types, such as 'Berries Galore,' have both pink blossoms and good fruit production. Boysenberry vines and nasturtiums grow in front of the pot, and bushy 'Maverick Star' geraniums grow in the background.